10.9% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Steiglitz · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Steiglitz
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A low volunteer rate defines community involvement in Steiglitz, where only 10.9% of people help out. This is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. While community volunteering is low, other forms of unpaid work and service are more common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.2% of people providing care, which is a little above the 11.9% national figure. This includes 23.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, a little above the Australian average.
13.2% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is more common in Steiglitz than in most areas, with 3.5% of people having served. This is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
3.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Steiglitz [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32659/steiglitz/topic/community